Superior Court of California County of San Francisco CCP § 998 OFFER TO HAVE JUDGMENT ENTERED THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CCP §998 Offer The primary purpose of CCP § 998 is to encourage the settlement of disputes prior to trial or arbitration. A CCP §998 offer may be made by either party at any time up to 10 days prior to trial or arbitration- CCP §998(b). Any acceptance of the offer, whether made on the document containing the offer or on a separate document of acceptance, shall be in writing and shall be signed by counsel for the accepting party, or, if not represented by counsel, by the accepting party. If the offer is accepted, the offer, with proof of acceptance, shall be filed and the judgment is entered accordingly. CHECKLIST FOR CCP 998 OFFER Is there a FILED date of Complaint...........................................................Yes No Is there a FILED Answer............................................................................Yes No Is there a FILED Plaintiff's or Defendant's Offer to Compromise..........Yes No Is there an ACCEPTANCE of such offer......................................................Yes No Does Acceptance include a statement of the offer....................................Yes No Is Acceptance signed by counsel of accepting party or if representing him (her) self................................................................................................Yes No 7. Does parties names in Judgment exactly match the complaint...............Yes No 8. Are the terms and conditions in Judgment identical to the offer............Yes No 9. Is there a Proof of Service for Defendant's 998 and Plaintiff's executed Notice of Acceptance of Offer to Compromise or vice versa on file........................Yes No 10. Are all `Does' named or dismissed............................................................Yes No If any discrepancies, REJECT the Proposed Judgment, and return all documents to sender 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. For Court Use Only: Date: ______________ Clerk: _________________ CK-8 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com CHECKLIST FOR CCP 998 OFFER TO COMPROMISE